The star of Junk shares his pre-show ritual and the three qualities he looks for in a piece of theatre.

Steven Pasquale
T. Charles Erickson

Actor Steven Pasquale currently stars in Junk at Lincoln Center Theater as Robert Merkin, the financial mastermind working the U.S. capitalist system to his advantage and transforming debt into wealth.

The pulsing drama from Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar plays through January 7. Before he finishes his Broadway run, Pasquale filled out our theatre questionnaire:

Pasquale’s was last seen on Broadway in The Bridges of Madison County. Last year he starred Off-Broadway in The Robber Bridegroom. His other New York stage credits include Broadway’s reasons to be pretty, and Off-Broadway’s Far From Heaven. He is also known for his TV performances in such shows as Doubt, Bloodline, American Crime Story, The Good Wife, and Rescue Me.

The Broadway premiere of Junk , directed by Doug Hughes, officially opened November 2 in The Vivian Beaumont Theater.

First Look at Steven Pasquale in Junk on Broadway

First Look at Steven Pasquale in Junk on Broadway

The Wall Street play also stars Matthew Saldivar, Phillip James Brannon, and more at Lincoln Center Theater.